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The Scoop on Bear Poop

by Yosemite Bear Team | Oct 4, 2019 | Keep Bears Wild, Yosemite National Park

You are walking along outside when you come upon a large pile of poop. How can you tell if it’s bear poop? Given the variation in their diets, bear scat from one bear can look very different from another bear. Poop from the same bear may look entirely different on...

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